# N55161: Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodnight-frank-s-firestar) (registry code 05624PO, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: F.S. 07-2-00083
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: New Kolb Aircraft Co FIRESTAR KXP
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2018
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A70666
- Registered owner: [Kuether Daniel D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUETHER%20DANIEL%20D)
- Location: [Norfolk, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Norfolk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0198° N, 97.4426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68701, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55161

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA261), Jul 20, 2025: Kolb Firestar (N55161), Meadow Grove, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20250719013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250719013229A), Jul 19, 2025: Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR (N55161), Meadow Grove, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 19, 2025, about 2050 central daylight time, a kolb Firestar airplane, [privacy data omitted], was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N55161

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N55161 before.

- [Cancelled 2005-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55161-2005-07-06): Cessna 172P, S/N 17275124, built 1981. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Davis Stephen R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20STEPHEN%20R), [Stockbridge, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Stockbridge)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55161-1965-05-21): Convair BT-13, S/N 2409. Owner: [Wheatcraft Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEATCRAFT%20AIRPORT%20INC), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

## Related

- Other Goodnight Frank S FIRESTAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/goodnight-frank-s-firestar/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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